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Wild Fruit(1954)
Status: Released
Date: 1954-01-29
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6 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
Lyon, 1953. Maria Manzana is the oldest of a family with five children and the only one who has a job. Maria's mother is deceased and her father is regularly drunk and violent. One evening when he wants to beat his daughter Christine, Mary helps her sister and accidentally she kills her father. At Maria's advice the family would prefer to flee. Anna, the girlfriend of Mary's brother Michael, accompanies them. Michael doesn't want to leave her behind. A friendly trucker brings Mary and her company to the south. The group then walks on deserted roads to a village, that was abandoned more than 25 years ago due to lack of water.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Movie: Wild Fruit
Top 10 Billed Cast
Estella Blain
Maria Manzana
Jean-Pierre Bonnefous
José Manzana
Georges Chamarat
Manzana
Roger Dumas
Hans
Evelyne Ker
Christine Manzana
Jacques Moulières
Frédéric
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Lyon, 1953. Maria Manzana is the oldest of a family with five children and the only one who has a job. Maria's mother is deceased and her father is regularly drunk and violent. One evening when he wants to beat his daughter Christine, Mary helps her sister and accidentally she kills her father. At Maria's advice the family would prefer to flee. Anna, the girlfriend of Mary's brother Michael, accompanies them. Michael doesn't want to leave her behind. A friendly trucker brings Mary and her company to the south. The group then walks on deserted roads to a village, that was abandoned more than 25 years ago due to lack of water.
Release Date
1954-01-29
Average
5.667
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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